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Milton Margai

1895 - 1964

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Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai (7 December 1895 – 28 April 1964) was a Sierra Leonean physician and politician who served as the country's head of government from 1954 until his death in 1964. He was titled chief minister from 1954 to 1960, and then prime minister from 1961 onwards. Margai studied medicine in England, and upon returning to his homeland became a prominent public health campaigner. He entered politics as the founder and inaugural leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milton Margai is the 16,642nd most popular politician (down from 16,357th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Sierra Leone and the 7th most popular Sierra Leonean Politician.

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Among politicians, Milton Margai ranks 16,642 out of 19,576. Before him are John Kasich, Philip Francis Thomas, Uri Lupolianski, Seuthes II, Philip Schuyler, and Henry Jarvis Raymond. After him are William Paterson, Kalyan Singh, Shelly Yachimovich, Philippe Douste-Blazy, Rashidi Kawawa, and Marcia Fudge.

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Among people born in 1895, Milton Margai ranks 289. Before him are Evripidis Bakirtzis, Cliff Edwards, Aileen Pringle, Mikuláš Galanda, Zoltan Korda, and Alice Lake. After him are Adam Papée, Eugene Bullard, Florence Vidor, R. J. Mitchell, Willard Rice, and Wanda Hawley. Among people deceased in 1964, Milton Margai ranks 194. Before him are Edward Van Sloan, Johnny Burnette, Ernest Hamilton, Charilaos Vasilakos, Josef Šroubek, and Anna J. Cooper. After him are Nella Larsen, Norman Z. McLeod, Luciano Savorini, Alice Wilson, Harold McMunn, and Montgomery Wilson.

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In Sierra Leone

Among people born in Sierra Leone, Milton Margai ranks 7 out of 22. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), Foday Sankoh (1937), Siaka Stevens (1905), Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), and Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937). After him are Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), Fatima Massaquoi (1912), Valentine Strasser (1967), and FannyAnn Eddy (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sierra Leone

Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Milton Margai ranks 7. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), Foday Sankoh (1937), Siaka Stevens (1905), Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), and Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937). After him are Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), Valentine Strasser (1967), and Zainab Bangura (1959).

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